"GP" wrote in message
oups.com...
I was wondering if anyone could comment on how these 2 radios perform
side by side on shortwave?...

Performance on both is good, but for the price/performance ratio, the DE1103
is the real bargain. I've tried both, only off the whip, and I actually
found the 1103 to be more sensitive than the 909 on some frequencies during
my albeit-limited comparison time. The only thing I really don't like about
the DE1103 is its freakish volume control ergonomics; just a really poor
design. The fake 'analog' LED takes up a lot of real estate and I don't
bother to look at it... I would have designed this radio differently, but
the main point of the 1103 is that it is a real gem for the price when it
comes to performance.

Jackie